138491IEC
138491IEC is a fictional designation used in this article to illustrate a family of modular industrial controllers. It is attributed to a generic electronics company for example purposes. The family is described as compact DIN-rail mounted programmable logic controllers (PLCs) intended for small- to mid-size automation tasks. All technical details below are illustrative and do not refer to a real product.
Design and features: The base module is described as measuring about 60 mm by 90 mm by
Software and programming: The device is described as running a lightweight runtime compatible with IEC 61131-3
Applications and reception: The fictional 138491IEC targets markets such as packaging lines, conveyors, and educational laboratories.